就要
HSK 2 (2021)
就要 (jiùyào) · to be about to
就要 (jiùyào) means “to be about to; will soon”. It is written with 2 characters: 就 (then) + 要 (to want). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 就要 is built
The characters
就 jiù · then
What 就 is made of
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 尢yóu — weak
Origin hint: 尤 gives the meaning, 京 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
要 yào · to want
What 要 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
火车就要开了。Huǒchē jiùyào kāi le.The train is about to leave.
我们就要放假了。Wǒmen jiùyào fàngjià le.We are about to go on holiday.
Questions about 就要
What does 就要 mean?
就要 (jiùyào) means “to be about to; will soon”.
How do you pronounce 就要?
就要 is pronounced jiùyào.
Which HSK level is 就要?
就要 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 早就zǎojiùlong ago
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
- 就是jiùshìexactly
- 就业jiùyèto get a job
- 将就jiāngjiuto make do
- 就近jiùjìnnearby
- 就职jiùzhíto take office
- 迁就qiānjiùto give in to
- 就jiùthen
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
Learn 就要 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.